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GWR foxcote manore at tenterden railway

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GWR foxcote manore at tenterden railway "Foxcote Manor" is a distinguished 78xx locomotive, part of the Manor class, meticulously crafted under the direction of Charles Collett, the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway. Manufactured at Swindon Works in 1950 by British Railways, "Foxcote" belongs to the second wave of Manors, a series of ten introduced to complement the initial twenty constructed in 1938-9. The Manor Class, designated as a 5MT (Western region D) locomotive, boasts a 4-6-0 configuration with a total weight of 107 tonnes in operational condition. This design results in a comparatively light axle loading of 17 tonnes, a crucial specification on the GWR where the limitations of earlier locomotives like the Dean Goods and Dukedogs were evident. The advantageous light axle loading provides a versatile route availability (blue) and offers the GWR a nimble yet powerful option for train haulage. While some critics may argue that the Manors

4-8-2 wheel base steam locomotive hercules at hythe station kent

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steam locomotive hercules at hythe station kent   Hercules is a steam locomotive that operates on the Romney, Hythe, and Dymchurch Railway (RH&DR) in England. The Romney, Hythe, and Dymchurch Railway is a narrow-gauge railway that runs along the coast of Kent, from Hythe to Dungeness. Hercules is a class of locomotive on the RH&DR, and it is one of the three oldest locomotives still in operation on the line. The locomotive was built in 1925 by Greenly's Model Engineers Ltd. It is a 4-8-2 "Mountain" type steam locomotive, which means it has four leading wheels, eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels. The name "Mountain" comes from the locomotive's ability to handle mountainous terrain.

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